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BELIEVE Circle City High School

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260^thof 380 Indiana districts▲ 17

Better than 31% of Indiana districts

High 1Grades 9-12

2540 North Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208·(317) 296-1954·All Indiana district rankings →

School

269

Students

Top rankedBELIEVE Circle City High School290^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

BELIEVE Circle City High School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

BELIEVE Circle City High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 279 students. While the school's performance has declined in recent years, falling from a statewide ranking of 307 out of 432 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024 to 290 out of 429 in 2024-2025, it continues to face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

The school's graduation rate of 88.4% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is higher than the state average. Academically, BELIEVE Circle City High School struggles, with proficiency rates on ILEARN/Biology and SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing that are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.94% of students were proficient in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 54.5%. The school's mathematics proficiency rate of 10.94% in 2024-2025 is also well below the state average of 25.4%.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $18,094 in 2023-2024, its academic performance remains below state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The high percentage of students (87.1%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the academic performance issues. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive approach that goes beyond simply increasing funding.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BELIEVE Circle City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2540 North Capitol Ave	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	BELIEVE Circle City High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 296-1954	269	15	17.9	1.1%	12 (4.5%)	136 (50.6%)	114 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	34.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%		29.8	307^th of 432 public high schools	28.9%	17	35.9	10.9	43.5	$18,094	$2,683	$15,412

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fall Creek Academy	0 mi	1
Indianapolis Public Schools	0.35 mi	56	300^th
Flanner House Elementary School	0.49 mi	1
Herron Preparatory Academy	0.63 mi	1	81^st
Liberty Grove Schools	0.94 mi	1	367^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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